Interpretability researcher mathildepapillo joins Goodfire post-PhD, calls interp the key problem
mathildepapillo · x · 2026-10-27
Interpretability researcher mathildepapillo announces she is joining GoodfireAI after her PhD, calling interpretability "the most important scientific problem of our lifetime" but noting it is too slow right now. She co-wrote thoughts with @banburismus on how to accelerate interp research. Retweeter fatihdin4en praises the move, agreeing interp is one of the most exciting open directions of our time — a signal of talent flowing to interpretability startups.
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